In the previous chapter, we have seen, step by step, how we can easily create a simple two-wheeled mobile robot. Further development can be done by implementing a home bot. Thus, your mobile robot will be able to communicate with your home bot and execute some scheduled tasks. So, in this chapter, we will see how we can build and develop an automated home bot assistant. Home bots are quite popular nowadays, since they automate things and actions in our home, a place where we spend the most time of our lives. The scenario that we will implement in this chapter is simple. Our Raspberry Pi Zero W will be connected to a sensor and it will send a notification back to our mobile phone if something occurs. We will cover a list of different topics, as follows:
- Introduction to home bots
- Socket programming
- Home automation